Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

Oh and that Newhaven incident is surely a tad more complex than the victim is making out.

Oh and that Newhaven incident is surely a tad more complex than the victim is making out.

My first thought was nodder meets Lfgss vigilante.

Oh and that Newhaven incident is surely a tad more complex than the victim is making out.
You assume that there aren't randomly psychopathic cyclists out there.

he was swinging at me with his D lock. Utter prick.

And it appears that there are.

I called out a nodder/bellend this morning - did the usual pulled on the outside of happy queuing cars and cyclists, middle of junction at lights - they go green and he pulls away so slowly on his Brompton that folks were braking everywhere to avoid this plum in the middle of the road - when I called him out on this with some colourful language he took offence stopped at the next lights asked me what my problem was - told him - fair play he apologised when he realised he was wrong but then said ' I was trying to get away from the car behind me...' at which I pointed out that if he had joined the queue like the rest of us the car wouldn't of been anywhere near him...total idiot with no awareness at all...I have no problem with folks getting a move on or being 'in a hurry' but pulling into the middle holding up all the traffic and cycling like a bellend at 8.30am will get a mouthful off me.

Ouch, Did / Will you report it?

Would like to, but not much to report - nondescript bike, standard kinda guy. Since I came across the roadsafe thread I have reported other incidences but I don't really have much to go on with this

You assume that there aren't randomly psychopathic cyclists out there.

No. Of course there are. But he sounds like a commuter who had a Douglas / Falling Down moment... I would love to hear the other side of the story. It's possible he's just a psycho and I'm not sure there's much that justifies fist jousting someone else on your way to work, but I bet there's more to it.

I have started passive aggresively blocking RLJers now. It's always the same ones on my commute. Slow as fuck but won't even thinking of slowing for a red. Ultimately, I always pass them, not even out of trying (although absolutely destroying some who is being a cunt can be rewarding) and will make it my business to wait at the front of the queue at the lights blocking whatever gap there is. Usually by putting a foot down but quite far out and leaning the bike over. Got called out once today by someone who came up behind and shouted "oi! move!". All he got was "where the fuck are you gonna go, it's red". I think he then cottoned on to why I was standing like a prick and STFU.

This is my tactic down Kingsland Road in the mornings. It works most of the time until you get some bellend actually willing to ride over your foot and bang your elbows to get a whole 2 metres ahead (and in the way) at the junction.

then the gloves are off!

I have started passive aggresively blocking RLJers now. It's always the same ones on my commute. Slow as fuck but won't even thinking of slowing for a red. Ultimately, I always pass them, not even out of trying (although absolutely destroying some who is being a cunt can be rewarding) and will make it my business to wait at the front of the queue at the lights blocking whatever gap there is. Usually by putting a foot down but quite far out and leaning the bike over. Got called out once today by someone who came up behind and shouted "oi! move!". All he got was "where the fuck are you gonna go, it's red". I think he then cottoned on to why I was standing like a prick and STFU.

I'm going to start doing this.

"Oi, Move" - WTF kind of wanker says that?

No. Of course there are. But he sounds like a commuter who had a Douglas / Falling Down moment... I would love to hear the other side of the story. It's possible he's just a psycho and I'm not sure there's much that justifies fist jousting someone else on your way to work, but I bet there's more to it.

I guarantee if you guys pick people up on the fact they are riding like a prick 90% of the time you will get this kind of nervous breakdown reaction.

Oh and a Boris bike went into the back of me yesterday.

I let him off as he apologised and was very wobbly.

I have started passive aggresively blocking RLJers now. It's always the same ones on my commute. Slow as fuck but won't even thinking of slowing for a red. Ultimately, I always pass them, not even out of trying (although absolutely destroying some who is being a cunt can be rewarding) and will make it my business to wait at the front of the queue at the lights blocking whatever gap there is. Usually by putting a foot down but quite far out and leaning the bike over. Got called out once today by someone who came up behind and shouted "oi! move!". All he got was "where the fuck are you gonna go, it's red". I think he then cottoned on to why I was standing like a prick and STFU.

That sounds like the way forward, I too will adopt this tactic in future.

Oh and a Boris bike went into the back of me yesterday.

I let him off as he apologies and was very wobbly.

A girl rode into the back of me on a BB at Elephant a while ago. Was about to go ape shit when I realised she was OUTSTANDING and suddenly forgot how to speak, let alone hurl abuse

/sexist

ha!

"will you marry me?"

not sure how I would have explained that one to my fiancee....

"How did this happen? Well, it's a funny story actually.........."

What's with the people who wait behind and repeatedly rock back and forth into your rear wheel? Are they just on day release?

It's when people in the queue behind you say 'excuse me' when trying to get to the front. The simple reply, although very childish of 'what have you done' is always met with a quizzical face.

It's when people in the queue behind you say 'excuse me' when trying to get to the front. The simple reply, although very childish of 'what have you done' is always met with a quizzical face.

Haha [makes note]

Nerg guns.

I have started passive aggresively blocking RLJers now. It's always the same ones on my commute. Slow as fuck but won't even thinking of slowing for a red. Ultimately, I always pass them, not even out of trying (although absolutely destroying some who is being a cunt can be rewarding) and will make it my business to wait at the front of the queue at the lights blocking whatever gap there is. Usually by putting a foot down but quite far out and leaning the bike over. Got called out once today by someone who came up behind and shouted "oi! move!". All he got was "where the fuck are you gonna go, it's red". I think he then cottoned on to why I was standing like a prick and STFU.

Yeah i do this too and its immensely satisfying....especially when you hear the tuts and huffing from behind!!

Just reading the last page of this thread gets my blood boiling, it is probably lucky that no one has ever tried to push past me in the queue at a red or 'oi move'. My problem is I would have just been to tempted to turn around and punch them. Maybe I best be a pedestrian today.

^^I always do this too, and very unsubtly, when I'm at the front of a queue and turning left, I don't like sitting right on the kerb and it's the easiest way of stopping people from blocking my turn or cutting them up when I turn.

I don't advise trackstanding at a deliberate angle though as some prick will just ride into you and it's not cool if you fall over.

My problem is I would have just been to tempted to turn around and punch them.

There is something wrong with you.

There is something wrong with you.

Probably

I always try to stand in the way of people trying to squeeze past and through reds, but more often than not they will push me out of the way :( Lesson learnt, don’t keep one foot clipped in at lights.

The other day someone behind me did the whole “oi, move” thing (to me, this seems quite polite – first I normally know is when I’m being elbowed out of the way) so I asked them politely “why”. They then elbowed past me and told me to fuck off.

I hate other cyclists.